Hong Kong should keep southbound travel plan's 100-car quota flexible: CY Leung
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Leung, who now serves as a vice-chairman of the nation's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, raised the suggestion on Saturday.
Earlier this week, transport officials said drivers could start applying for the Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme from November, with 100 motorists set to be allowed to cross into the city via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge each day.
Leung said the policy was a small progressive step towards a larger breakthrough, adding that the government could relax the quota if no accidents or traffic problems arose in the weeks after the scheme's launch.
The cap could also be applied flexibly for weekdays and various holidays, he said.
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'For example, we have Christmas holidays, but mainland China doesn't. The mainland has many Golden Week holidays that we don't,' he told a television programme.
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